The Greatest Gift

12/23/11

I had started a blog not long ago, recapping my awesome year. (note the use of sarcasm). I had entitled my blog "The Year of Awesome". It was a running joke between a friend and I earlier in the year; she had been having awful shoulder problems and was sidelined for much of the summer.

2 is Not a Trend…But I’ll Take It!

12/22/11

Since it’s been a while since I’ve been able to race due to my Humpty Dumpty-like heroics of this past summer, I figured the best I could do whilst biding my time until my tri season begins would be to run a few 5K and 10K races to "stretch my race muscles" the best I could; to go thru the pre-race routine in some shape or form so that when I toe the line, my body is only 99% in shock instead of 100%.